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Home > MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break


Listed below are the Major League Baseball players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break (multiple occurrences denoted into parentheses).

Note: The MLB All-Star game did not start until 1933. Also, the All-Star game is not played at mid-season. It is generally played about 90 games into each season.

YearPlayerTeamHR
1954 Willie MaysNew York Giants NL31
1961 Roger MarisNew York Yankees AL33
1964 Harmon KillebrewMinnesota Twins AL30
1969 Reggie JacksonOakland Athletics AL37
1969 Frank HowardWashington Senators AL34
1969 Willie McCoveySan Francisco Giants NL30
1971 Willie StargellPittsburgh Pirates NL30
1973Willie Stargell (2)Pittsburgh Pirates NL30
1976 Mike SchmidtPhiladelphia Phillies NL31
1976 Dave KingmanNew York Mets NL30
1987 Mark McGwireOakland Athletics AL33
1989 Kevin MitchellSan Francisco Giants NL31
1994 Ken Griffey, Jr.George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. born November 21, 1969 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player. He was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his father, Ken Griffey, Sr. played most of his best years with the Cincinnati Reds. The younSeattle Mariners AL33
1994 Matt WilliamsMatthew Derrick "Matt" Williams (born November 28, 1965 in Bishop, California) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed batter who played for the San Francisco Giants (1987-96), Cleveland Indians (1997) and Arizona Diamondbacks (19San Francisco Giants NL33
1994 Frank ThomasFrank Edward Thomas (born May 27, 1968 in Columbus, Georgia) is an American Major League Baseball player nicknamed The Big Hurt . Interestingly, Thomas was born the exact same day as contemporary Jeff Bagwell. Frank Thomas became one of baseball's biggestChicago White Sox AL32
1996 Brady AndersonBrady Kevin Anderson (born January 18, 1964 in Silver Spring, Maryland) was a professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Cleveland Indians. Brady attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California, where he was a star bBaltimore Orioles AL30
1997Mark McGwire (2)Oakland Athletics AL31
1997Ken Griffey, Jr. (2)Seattle Mariners AL30
1998Mark McGwire (3)St. Louis Cardinals NL37
1998Ken Griffey Jr. (3)Seattle Mariners AL35
1998 Sammy SosaBusch Stadium. Samuel Peralta Sosa better known as Sammy Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic), is a professional Major League baseball player for the Chicago Cubs. Sosa ended the 2004 season with 574 career home runs,Chicago Cubs NL33
1998 Greg VaughnGregory Lamont Vaughn (born July 3, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1989-96), San Diego Padres (1996-98), Cincinnati Reds (1999), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000-02) aSan Diego Padres NL30
1999Sammy Sosa (2)Chicago Cubs NL32
1998 Jose CansecoTampa Bay Devil Rays AL31
2000Mark McGwire (4)St. Louis Cardinals NL30
2001 Barry BondsBarry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a professional baseball player for the San Francisco Giants; he is most famous for his home run hitting. He holds the record for most homers in a season with 73, and is third on the careerSan Francisco Giants NL39
2001 Luis GonzalezArizona Diamondbacks NL35
2003Barry Bonds (2)San Francisco Giants NL30 Baseball records *

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